JOBIM’S TRIBUTE BY RAUL DE SOUZA – RELEASED on June 29, 2018

RAUL DE SOUZA – TROMBONE

HAMLETO STAMATO – PIANO

GLAUCO SOLTER – ACOUSTIC BASS

ERIVELTON SILVA – DRUMS

BRAZILIAN SAMBA JAZZ RELEASED BYRUE STENDHAL – February 26, 2016

RAUL DE SOUZA – TROMBONE

LEO MONTANA & JULIEN LALLIER – PIANO

GLAUCO SOLTER – BASS

MARIO CONDE – GUITAR

MAURO MARTINS & ZAZA DESIDERIO – DRUMS

« He learnt his craft playing alongside Sergio Mendes, Baden Powell, Hermeto Pascoal & João Donato. Long before the planet was swept up by the Bossa Nova wave. He has played with Tom Jobim, Kenny Clarke, Sonny Rollins, Wayne Shorter, Freddie Hubbard and, just recently, Ron Carter. This is immediately evident from the very first notes of his latest album Brazilian Samba Jazz. Raul de Souza fusions these two musical strands without forcing the issue. The Brazilian trombonist has nothing left to prove at this stage in his career. His first album as band leader dates back to 1965 and Sweet Lucy, which came out in 1977, assured his reputation. What is there left to say of his playing of an instrument which is certainly not one of the easiest to play, the numerous awards that he has won, crowned by the renown Berklee College which uses one of his records Colors (1975) as teaching material. The pursuit of excellence has even led him to create his own instrument, the Souzabone. Demanding both of himself and of others, the musician, who has close ties with France, is not ready to pause for breath, even at the age of 80! With Brazilian Samba Jazz, Raul de Souza has created his first disc made up entirely of his own compositions. A challenge which he has met with the help of a new generation of Brazilian musicians, yet one more proof of his culture of sharing. The samba has rarely found a better ambassador than Raul de Souza, a trombonist whose playing combines both a physical attack and a soft mellow sound. Here is a lesson of festive, nostalgic music, highly recommended for everyone who likes what is genuine, not just aficionados of jazz and samba ! »